Partners

ACEnet Entrepreneur Training Program informational video: http://www.electronicvision.com/set/

This program was developed under a $4M Federal grant sponser by at that time Representative Ted Strickland. It is a project based comprehensive training and doing curriculum of what it takes to be an entrepreneur. Funding is being sought for the conversion of the current program to an interactive simulation.

ACEnet home page: http://www.acenetworks.org/

OACHE: Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education:http://www.oache.org/

OACHE is a highly successful award winning nationally recognized state and foundation funded program for facilitating college attendance for Appalachian Ohio citizens.

Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs: Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness:http://www.voinovichschool.ohio.edu/Entrepreneurship.aspx

The Voinovich School provides Ohio University MBA graduate students at no cost in a consulting role to provide operational support to regional businesses and companies. Support includes the development of marketing and business plans plus assistance with locating appropriate funding.

Entrepreneur Signature Program, ESP:http://www.voinovichschool.ohio.edu/news/13.aspx

Through the Voinovich School the State of Ohio funded ESP program provides pre-seed funding as well as substantial operational assistance (patent attorneys, executive recruiters, marketing and business plans as well as consulting) to start-up and expansion efforts in the region. The total grant includes $5 million for pre-seed and seed funding as well as $10 million for operational assistance.

Ohio University:

       Without Boundaries:Second Life based machinima video that provides examples of transformation uses of virtual worlds in education: Over 60,000 YouTube views since its posting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFuNFRie8wA

OUWB home page: http://www.ouwb.ohiou.edu/

OUWB is a technology leader in the creation and delivery of on-line blended learning tools.

       VITAL Lab:Overview of the VITAL Lab and some of their key projects.     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK-YySZ4fRc

       The VITAL lab is currently working with a $1.7 million NSF grant to develop interactive games to teach science and math to middle school students as well as projects the Smithsonian, National Defense University and financial institutions.

 This link will take you to short videos on 32 student projects completed by the VITAL Lab and provides an excellent demonstration of the wide range of subjects and approaches that can benefit from virtual world technology. http://www.youtube.com/user/VITALLab

VITAL Lab home page: http://vital.cs.ohiou.edu/vitalwiki/index.php/Main_Page

       GRID Lab:The GRID Lab is currently transitioning from their storefront game arcade to a research focused effort. One of the main areas of focus will be annual capstone student projects . Two projects were completed last year both of which were presented at SigGraph with very positive reviews.The first, Chromatica is a game that teaches students about colors.

http://www.chromaticagame.com/about.html

This game is a free download and is appropriate for elementary through adult. Information on the web site about the team and the process of creating the game provides an excellent case study of the effort and organization required for such a project and is a wealth of lessons learned.